Name: Four Roses – Small Batch
Color: Light brown
Nose: Sweet caramel, orange, spice, vanilla
Taste: Spices, sweet vanilla, oak and cream
Review:
Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon is a 6 to 7-year-old bourbon that is 90 proof and has a been created from multiple recipes. On the label of Small Batch, it states that is it is made from four bourbons. From my research, 250 barrels make one batch and it is made from two mash bills and multiple yeast strains. The two mash bills are;
- 75% corn, 20% rye and 5% malted barley
- 60% corn, 35% rye and 5% malted barley
I do not put a lot of faith in this information that I have found online. I do not believe any business ever gives away the “secret sauce”. I think it is a combination of truth and marketing and we all know what I think of marketing.
Small Batch is a very good and well balanced bourbon. I was pleasantly surprised with this one and enjoyed in on the rocks and in my cocktails. The sweet caramel taste has the right amount of orange, spice and vanilla oak. It finishes with a light cream taste which is very nice. I originally bought Small Batch to fill my bourbon decanter but it never made it in. (IW Harper did).
Price around $45 and worth the money. It is somewhere between a mixer and a sipper.
If you like it, drink it! – Christopher
